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porcupine fish
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Definition of PORCUPINE FISH
: any of several bony fishes (family Diodontidae) that have sharp spines covering the body and inflate themselves into a sphere when threatened; especially : a spotted chiefly tropical fish (Diodon hystrix) that is olive to brown above with white below
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1681
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